Highway and Road Transportation

The Central Florida Expressway Authority will officially open a new interchange Wednesday at State Road 429 and Schofield Road to serve an area where 60,000 new homes are planned. The tolled interchange, located about 13 miles from the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, was built at a cost of $10 million. Orange County Commissioner Scott Boyd, vice chairman of the Expressway Authority's governing board, described the interchange as "a critical piece" for the future of southwest Orange County, which includes Horizon West and Winter Garden, two of the fastest-growing communities in Central Florida. The road-building authority began construction on the interchange last...

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The following road work is planned in Northampton County the week of May 24, 2015:
Route 191, Roseto: Lane restriction with flagging for UGI gas main work between Washington and Columbus streets from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. May 26.
Bangor Martins Creek...

Drivers should start planning for a summer of delays as two resurfacing projects will kick off in the coming weeks. According to PennDOT, a Route 209 resurfacing project in Schuylkill County will start June 1 and lead to lane closures from 7 a.m....

The following road work is planned on Interstate 80 in Monroe Township the week of May 24, 2015:
There will be an eastbound lane restriction between exits 307 and 309/Route 209 in Stroud Township from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. May 27 for deck repair.
There...

Daytime lane closures could create issues for motorists on State Route 946 starting Tuesday.
According to a press release from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, PA 946 will be resurfaced in Bushkill, Lower Nazareth, Moore, and Upper Nazareth...

A project to resurface U.S. Route 209 in Blythe, Schuylkill and Walker townships, and Middleport and Tamaqua boroughs in Schuylkill County will begin June 1, according to PennDOT.The pavement improvement project is financed with state funds from...

The Eighth Street Bridge in Allentown will be closed to traffic today while cement is delivered to repair the bridge deck.
According to a press release from PennDOT, the bridge will be closed to northbound traffic from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
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America is already making decisions about infrastructure: Apparently we've decided to abandon much of it. Events like the 2007 collapse of the interstate highway bridge in Minnesota, the recent long closure of Interstate 495 outside of Wilmington, Del.,...

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Work on Route 33 in Northampton County continues, creating delays for commuters this week. There is a 24-hour lane restriction in place between Belfast and Saylorsburg. In addition, there will be delays for patching on Northampton County roads.

The following road work is planned in Monroe County the week of May 17, 2015:
Route 209, Hamilton Township: Moving operation for crack sealing between Stroudsburg and Snydersville with possible lane restrictions in both directions from 9 a.m. until 3...

The following road work is planned in Carbon County the week of May 17, 2015:
Dinkey Road, Mahoning and East Penn: Lane restrictions for pothole patching between Blue Mountain Drive and Mahoning Mountain Road from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. May 18-20. Expect...

Pothole patching will cause lane restrictions the week of May 17 in Berks County.
According to a news release from PennDOT, there will be a moving operation May 22 between the Schuylkill County line and Bellemans Church Road from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m....

PHILADELPHIA — Federal officials announced Saturday that Amtrak must immediately expand its use of a speed restriction system on Philadelphia's northbound rails where a speeding train reached 106 mph, flew off the tracks and crashed, killing eight people....

On the surface, a group of the Lehigh Valley's most influential leaders meeting in the parking lot of a hot dog shop to discuss billions of dollars in federal funding would appear to make very little sense.
But perhaps that's fitting because they say the...

The following road work is planned for the week of May 10, 2015:
Columbia Street: The road will reopen to traffic in both directions between Polk and Taylor streets on Friday, but work is still ongoing. Drivers should be cautious when traveling...

Area commuters should expect delays in the coming weeks as major road work continues and potholes from the hard winter are filled. On Route 33, there will be lane restrictions for paving, sign work and ongoing reconstruction at the Route 512...

The following road work is planned in the Lehigh County the week of May 10, 2015:
Allentown
Sixth Street: The road is reduced to one lane between Hamilton and Linden streets for utility work.
Eighth Street bridge: Work continues on the Eighth...

The following road work is planned in Monroe County in the coming week, according to PennDOT:
Bridge Street, Stroud Township: There will be lane restrictions between North Ninth and Miller streets for the inspection of the Interstate 80 Bridge...

The following road work is planned in Northampton County the week of May 10, 2015:
Route 248/Northampton Street, Easton City and Wilson Borough: Be alert for changing traffic patterns between Wood Avenue and Ferry Street from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. May...

The following road work is planned on state roads in Carbon County the week of May 10, 2015:
Church Hill Road, Mahoning and East Penn: Lane restrictions between Bensalem Road and Fritz Valley Road from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. May 14 and 15 for crack sealing....